Pocket-cuspidor.



W. A. BROTHERTON.

POCKET GUSPIDOR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 5, 1912,

1,072,695. I Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

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that will retain fresh sputa and UNITED s'rarns ra'innronnron WILFRED A. BROTHERTON, or ROCHESTER, 'ii'rroI'aIeAn.

IOCKET-CUSPIDOR.

To all whom/it may concern: V

'Be it known that I, WILFRED A. BROTHER- 'ro a citizen of the United States, residing at Rochester, in the county of Oakland, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pocket- Guspidors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de scription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to pocket cuspidors and has for an object to provide a compact flexible device of this character positively destroy disease germs therein.

To meet this urgent demand I have provided a compact inexpensive and positively bacteria destroying pocket cuspidor which will be hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various modifications may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification :Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the device. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional-view taken on the line 33 Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference designate similar parts, 10 designates a sack of the general shape shown and formed of strong flexible waterproof paper or other material. The sack is lined with a thin layer of absorbent cotton 11 or other absorbent material, this lining elementbeing charged with a suitable disinfect-ant sufliciently powerful to immediately destroy all pathogenetic bacteria. This lining element is thickest at the bottom of the sack as shown.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Washington, D. O.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 5, 1912.

Patented Sept: 9, 1913. Serial No. 729,681.

In the bottom of the sack upon the lining element is placed a powerful bactericide 12 1n powdered form,- this bactericide be,-

ing loosely covered with absorbent cotton 13 or other absorbent material saturated with powerful disinfectant. The "complete lining above described will absorb all sputa expectorated into it and immediately destroy the disease producing bacteria in the sputa.

A funnel-shaped mouthpiece 14 is cemented, glued or otherwise rigidlysecured in the throat of the sack, this mouthpiece being formed preferably of soft, absorbent paper, and is placed about the lips in expectorating, and furthermore may be utilized in wiping the lips after expectorating,

being then inserted bodily into the sack.

A pliable collar 15 is secured exteriorly to the mouth of the sack and is preferably formed of tinfoil or the like, this collar being designed to close the mouth of the sack by folding upon itself or being rolled upon itself after the mouth piece has been thrust inside of the sack. The article may be now burned or otherwise destroyed.

What is claimed, is The combination with a flexible sack and a flexible mouth-piece in the throat of said sack, of a metallic pliable collar exteriorly encircling the mouth of said sack and normally holding open said sack, said collar being adapted to be rolled or folded upon itself to seal the mouth of-said sack after insertion of said mouth-piece into said sack.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, inpresence of two witnesses.

' WILFRED A. BROTHERTON. Witnesses: 7

EDWARD H. ROGERS, GEORGE A. MARGETTS.

Commissioner of Patents. 

